tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post5751178335802837506..comments2015-03-31T07:42:47.422-05:00Comments on Destination: Austin Family: Getting Younger People Involved with GenealogyThomas MacEnteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-78471814680079151802011-07-05T19:13:48.492-05:002011-07-05T19:13:48.492-05:00I am under 40 for a few more days...but I started ...I am under 40 for a few more days...but I started when I was 21. I think more &quot;young&quot; people are doing this than people think. They just aren&#39;t the ones you see at conferences and stuff, because conferences are for people who have money and time off from work (which nobody does in their 20s) and also don&#39;t have little kids who are hard to travel away from (which includes lots of us in our 30s).Kerry Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03939381204186890096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-59204797371037996382011-07-03T01:56:35.114-05:002011-07-03T01:56:35.114-05:00This is excellent and I know my granddaughter, Emm...This is excellent and I know my granddaughter, Emma, will be very interested and sitting next to me during this broadcast . . . great idea, Thomas, thank you!Ginihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08614538259404355973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-4106652536348779482011-07-02T09:33:25.470-05:002011-07-02T09:33:25.470-05:00Some people are naturally predisposed to pursuits ...Some people are naturally predisposed to pursuits like genealogy–I know I am. I&#39;ve been seriously working on my family tree since I was about 20 years old. If it wasn&#39;t my family history, I&#39;d still be researching <i>something</i>. I think it&#39;s a matter of personality type.<br /><br />Others can become interested by other aspects. <a href="http://genealogygems.tv/" rel="nofollow">Lisa Louise Cooke</a> has some great ideas for using Google Earth to make interactive tours. Lots of young people create videos every day. Suggest they make one about their family history–it might be the spark that gets them interested.MNFamilyHistorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07219791448054464725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-60175809377393639122011-07-01T18:36:15.375-05:002011-07-01T18:36:15.375-05:00That would be a great topic!
Although I think it...That would be a great topic! <br /><br />Although I think it&#39;s important to encourage kids (i.e., those under the age of 18) to get involved with genealogy, I would love to have a show or discussion specifically focusing on getting younger <i>adults</i> involved.<br /><br />I&#39;m 36 and started doing genealogy last year. From personal experience, it can be very off-putting to go to a society meeting or a conference and see so few people in my age range (and when I hear about the difficulties faced by societies, I wonder if that is part of the reason). I&#39;ve had friends actively discourage me from pursuing a genealogy hobby, and even had the same from one older person (my mother&#39;s friend)! On the other hand, when I&#39;ve sat friends down and done some searches for their families on Ancestry.com, or convinced co-workers to try 23andMe, they all seem to find family history research much more appealing than they expected it to be.<br /><br />So I&#39;d be especially interested in the ways the genealogy community can reach out to younger folks, whether it be via 50 Cent&#39;s MTV genealogy show, highlighting the geeky and technological aspects via RootsTech, or other means.Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01962232085295353248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-43423778565236141512011-06-30T18:05:03.095-05:002011-06-30T18:05:03.095-05:00My daughter is somewhat interested. When I told h...My daughter is somewhat interested. When I told her I found the names of her 3xgrandparents and their wedding date I told her if it was not for them you would not exist. <br /><br />I think that struck a cord with her when she said &quot;You&#39;re right!!!&quot;Claudia's Genealogy Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-54022482047827986892011-06-30T11:40:35.734-05:002011-06-30T11:40:35.734-05:00I&#39;m 33 and have been doing genealogy extensive...I&#39;m 33 and have been doing genealogy extensively for about 4 years. I would love to find ways to make it more interesting for my 9 year old son who occasionally asks to &quot;do genealogy&quot; with me. Unfortunately, as soon as I start talking about records, etc. he starts to glaze over. I wish there were activities other than just filling out a pedigree chart (which he has no interest in) that I could have on hand for when he does approach me. I look forward to more posts about this!Monica Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04905975922475393289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-77063210050489851782011-06-29T21:38:19.903-05:002011-06-29T21:38:19.903-05:00Oh, this will be great! I am going to email you wi...Oh, this will be great! I am going to email you with an idea to see if it will be of help.taneyahttp://www.taneya-kalonji.com/genblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-69748988559958484012011-06-29T19:12:01.753-05:002011-06-29T19:12:01.753-05:00This is why I volunteered to help next year with t...This is why I volunteered to help next year with the Kids History Camp for SCGS Jamobroee, and why I emailed the gal at Family History Expos (though I haven&#39;t hear back yet) to do the same there at the San Mateo Expo. We need to make it more interactive for the kids. Let me know if you want to collaborate on something. I&#39;ve been a Girl Scout leader for 10 years, I led camp for 200+ members, I&#39;ve run 4H, coached soccer, and a whole myriad of other types of things, including homeschooling. I would LOVE to get something going, but need someone to give me the outlet to do it. <br /><br />BTW, I am 36 and been doing genealogy, in depth, for 12 years now =0)Leaves of Heritage Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08802364373364675083noreply@blogger.com